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Norma Simpson

Beyond Earthside

Richmond, KY 1 hour for births, 2 hours for overnights

https://beyondearthside.com

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Birth Fee

$1200 to $1700

Postpartum Rate

$30 to $55

Black Doula

Availability Remarks: Postpartum overnights I require each shift will be 8-10h, no more than 3 days a week.

Birth Fee

$1200 to $1700

Postpartum Rate

$30 to $55


Birth Doula Experience

5 years and 50 births attended

Postpartum Doula Experience

3 years and 12 families served


Doula Training

  • Apprenticeship with midwife, community elder or formal preceptor, May 2019

Type of practice: Solo practice

Clients per month: 0 to 2 births and 0 to 4 postpartum families

Postpartum limits/restrictions: 4-6 hours day time shift 8-10 overnight shift

Attends hospital births? All Hospitals

Attends birth center births? All Birth Centers

Attends home births? Some Home Births
I am a student midwife so I can’t attend births where I will be working as a student.


College Education

BA/BS


Special Services Offered

  • Abortion support
  • Acupressure
  • Antepartum doula support
  • Baby-led weaning
  • Belly binding
  • Bereavement doula (pregnancy & infant loss)
  • Cloth diapering education
  • First Aid and CPR
  • Full spectrum doula services
  • Lactation consultant/counselor services
  • LGBTQIA+ Support
  • Military families support
  • Miscarriage support
  • Monitrice services
  • Mother blessing celebrations
  • Newborn care and parenting classes
  • Newborn care specialist
  • Parenting consulting
  • Perinatal wellness coach
  • Placenta encapsulation
  • Satellite doula (for remote and rural clients)
  • Sleep educator
  • Sleep support consulting
  • Stillbirth and infant loss support
  • Twins and multiples birth support
  • Twins and multiples postpartum support
  • Vaginal steam/peristeam services
  • Virtual and remote doula support

Fee Details

I have 3 different birth packages starting at 1400 & offer sliding scale discounts so doula care isn’t cost prohibitive. You can also request me through Hope’s Embrace.

Service Area

Richmond, KY 1 hour for births, 2 hours for overnights

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Birth Availability for Norma Simpson

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